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the last time the registration of the vehicle used was observed and has reported it to police. It is still not determined where Harpreet and his family will have a permanent home next, but he wants to use this incident to provide advice to locals of the area.
Picture: COREY EVERITT “People should be very careful, they should check their electrical heaters, they should get fire safety maintenance, check their fire alarms are working,” Harpreet said. While Harpreet also says residents should get on top of their insurance.
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“They check what their house is worth in today’s market and get it insured,” he said. “It can be expensive, but if anything they are covered, they should read their product disclosure statements and make sure that if anything happens they have crisis accommodation.”
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Harpreet Singh’s home suffered an accidental fire.
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A fire in Officer has rendered a family’s home unlivable, while no-good thieves have used the tragedy to steal possessions left in the property. Harpreet Singh lives with his wife and young daughter and is a mental health counsellor. It was on Easter Sunday when the fire broke out. He was the only one home. “I was not feeling well on that day, I went inside the home and slept,” Harpreet said. “After 30-45 minutes, I could hear the fire alarms, went downstairs there was nothing, went upstairs there was nothing and when I opened the garage door there it was, bam.” The fire started in the garage burning right through the car Harpreet had in there and giving him minor burns on his stomach and legs. Fire authorities have not determined a cause yet. Regardless, the accident has turned the lives of Harpreet and his family upside down. Harpreet and his family are living in temporary accommodation while insurance is settled. They have had to face sleepless nights as finances are in limbo and their home is gone. Their little girl has been having a tough time without her favourite toys to comfort her as they were lost. To make matters worse, it was over several days last week when the property was broken into by thieves who stole many more things from Harpreet’s family left intact from the fire. While the property stood vacant, Harpreet’s lawnmower, computer, vacuum and other car equipment were stolen by thieves preying on their misfortune. “After this devastating incident, it’s just so bad,” Harpreet said. Neighboring witnesses understand the thieves entered the property multiple times,